Comments on: Five Complaints That Can Easily Be Prevented http://cottageblogger.com/2008/07/five-complaints-that-can-easily-be-prevented/ Rental Resources for Vacation Home Owners Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:28:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: John http://cottageblogger.com/2008/07/five-complaints-that-can-easily-be-prevented/comment-page-1/#comment-2101 John Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:26:38 +0000 http://cottageblogger.com/cottage-rental-basics/five-complaints-that-can-easily-be-prevented#comment-2101 Count me amongst those who have learned their lesson about renting cabins sight-unseen. It was the most drafty, dirty and unliveable "shack" you could have imagined. The worst part was that it looked pretty decent from the pictures (mostly exterior). I learned that this could have been avoided by calling a few of the realtors in the area. Most had refused to rent it until it had been fixed up. Anyway, lesson learned and it'll never be repeated again. BTW, you can vist my Wordpress blog for my business here: <a href="http://longbeach-airconditioning.com" rel="nofollow">Long Beach Air Conditioning</a> if you ever need any handyman tips. John <em>John's last blog post..<a href='http://longbeach-airconditioning.com/long-beach-air-conditioning/choosing-long-beach-air-conditioners/' rel="nofollow">Choosing Long Beach Air Conditioners</a></em> Count me amongst those who have learned their lesson about renting cabins sight-unseen. It was the most drafty, dirty and unliveable “shack” you could have imagined. The worst part was that it looked pretty decent from the pictures (mostly exterior). I learned that this could have been avoided by calling a few of the realtors in the area. Most had refused to rent it until it had been fixed up.

Anyway, lesson learned and it’ll never be repeated again. BTW, you can vist my WordPress blog for my business here: Long Beach Air Conditioning if you ever need any handyman tips.

John

John’s last blog post..Choosing Long Beach Air Conditioners

]]> By: CottageGuru http://cottageblogger.com/2008/07/five-complaints-that-can-easily-be-prevented/comment-page-1/#comment-378 CottageGuru Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:56:26 +0000 http://cottageblogger.com/cottage-rental-basics/five-complaints-that-can-easily-be-prevented#comment-378 Heidi - this sounds very disappointing and I have emailed you directly with some comments. It sounds as though the information you received prior to the rental didn't explain thoroughly about cottage country living. There are a couple of things you mentioned that are tied in with the nature of cottage country, such as the lack of potable water (it is common to bring your own) and septic system limitations (in fact you can get one-ply toilet paper that dissolves - we use that in our RV). Genuinely unclean is not acceptable to me, even in the most rustic of cottage, but to many this is covered by their 'It's just a cottage" clause. Did you make your complaints known at the time or after your vacation. It is very difficult to make any post rental complaint stick unless you have photo/video evidence. Heidi – this sounds very disappointing and I have emailed you directly with some comments. It sounds as though the information you received prior to the rental didn’t explain thoroughly about cottage country living. There are a couple of things you mentioned that are tied in with the nature of cottage country, such as the lack of potable water (it is common to bring your own) and septic system limitations (in fact you can get one-ply toilet paper that dissolves – we use that in our RV). Genuinely unclean is not acceptable to me, even in the most rustic of cottage, but to many this is covered by their ‘It’s just a cottage” clause. Did you make your complaints known at the time or after your vacation. It is very difficult to make any post rental complaint stick unless you have photo/video evidence.

]]> By: Heidi Barkun http://cottageblogger.com/2008/07/five-complaints-that-can-easily-be-prevented/comment-page-1/#comment-374 Heidi Barkun Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:33:16 +0000 http://cottageblogger.com/cottage-rental-basics/five-complaints-that-can-easily-be-prevented#comment-374 I’m a renter and recently rented a cottage that did not live up to expectation by any means. No real bed, septic tank that did not accept toilet paper, unclean, no potable water, and the list goes on. On top of this, our privacy was, more than once, infringed upon for extended periods of time by the women taking care of the rental property for the owner. What type of recourse do we the renters have, considering the cheque is cashed and our money is the owner’s bank account? It has not made me averse to renting a cottage again, but it sure does make me worried for the next time. I’m a renter and recently rented a cottage that did not live up to expectation by any means. No real bed, septic tank that did not accept toilet paper, unclean, no potable water, and the list goes on. On top of this, our privacy was, more than once, infringed upon for extended periods of time by the women taking care of the rental property for the owner. What type of recourse do we the renters have, considering the cheque is cashed and our money is the owner’s bank account? It has not made me averse to renting a cottage again, but it sure does make me worried for the next time.

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